FC Barcelona are 2022-23 UEFA Women’s Champions League winners after a stunning come-from-behind victory over VfL Wolfsburg in the final on Saturday, 3-2. The Germans had control of the match in the first half with goals by Ewa Pajor and Alexandra Popp, but the 2-0 lead turned out not to be enough. A second-half onslaught from the Blaugrana blindsided the leaders with two unanswered goals by Patricia Guijarro to equalize. Former Wolfsburg player Fridolina Rolfo provided the game-winning goal and final dagger against her old club after Wolfsburg failed to clear the ball.
It’s the second title for Barcelona after four appearances in the Champions League final. Wolfsburg are still on the hunt for their first UWCL title since 2014.
Barcelona’s second half leads to second title
Whatever manager Jonatan Giráldez said to his team at halftime changed everything. They entered the second half down 2-0 despite exiting the first 45 minutes dominating possession (67%) and 312 total passes compared to 159 by Wolfsburg. An early brace by Guijarro was the catalyst to turn the tide against the Frauen-Bundesliga side.
Despite struggling with the aggressive press from Wolfsburg, the Catalans finally took advantage of…
